Item list (8 total)

  • Tags: Cat

AEABB180

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A bivalve wooden coffin in the shape of a seated cat, with the tail curved around the hind leg. There is evidence of previous painting in red and white, and also the possibility of inlaid eyes.

Radiographs show the complete and articulated…

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AEABB86

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A small, sock-like linen holder containined a fashioned linen item, possibly intended to be feline.

Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle containing a mass of small unidentifiable bones with visible growth plates which have fallen to the…

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AEABB84

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A small bundle with a square lozenge design on the upper aspect and a linen shroud around the sides and lower aspect. A relatively crude false head from a linen shroud is also attempted.

Radiographs show a complete mummy bundle containing no…

AEABB78

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A complete cat mummy bundle in the classic 'skittle' shape with a modelled head, false ears and facial features. A collar of linen strips is visible and a square lozenge design is created on the upper aspect of the body.

Radiographs show…

AEABB63

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An unwrapped cat head with yellowish fur visible. The ears flattened and some vertebrae remain attached.

Radiographs show the skull of a mature cat with five articulated cervical vertebrae. The dentition is all in situ. CT shows brain matter is…

AEABB62

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Poorly preserved, unwrapped partial cat skeleton.

Radiographs show not a complete skeleton - skull, disrupted cervical spine, incomplete thoracic spine, two complete upper limbs and four lumbar vertebrae. Difficult to assess age as it is…

AEABB58

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A relatively long bundle with a plain, modelled head. The body is constructed of different sections of linen used to make up the outer layers, including a folded ribbon piece of linen circumventing the bundle from the neck downwards. It is unknown if…

AEABB57

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A stylised bundle with a stylised head. False linen ears and painted facial features in black and red are evident, although there is some damage to the face. The body of the bundle is wrapped in linen strips bound adjacent to one another.…
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